Field

Brazil, Latin America, Historical Geography, Environmental History

Notes

(Ph.D., Toronto, 1991) is an Associate Professor with research interests in historical and cultural geography, Latin America, and the history of geographic thought. Professor Bell teaches courses on Latin America and various branches of historical geography.

Awards

The Warren Dean Memorial Prize of the Conference on Latin American History (1999), awarded for Campanha Gaúcha

Social Sciences and Humanities of Canada Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (1995-97), held at McGill University

Alongside our existing 12 sub-fields, the History Department supports a number of cross-field clusters. The clusters are intended to attract students and faculty to important themes and current in the historical discipline. The clusters will offer new courses, sponsor outside speakers, and convene Department-based workshops and seminars.